Known Causes Of Gallbladder Pain
Problems in the digestive system generally present themselves with pain in the abdomen, constipation, diarrhea, bloating, painful gas, indigestion, and sometimes fever, vomiting, and nausea. These complications can keep you from doing the normal activities you engage in. Some of the symptoms listed above can be caused by gallstone formations in this organ or in the bile ducts. Generally gallstone or gallbladder symptoms are more of a nuisance than they are a threat but they still need to be discussed with your health care team. When you notice that you are experiencing indigestion and a bloated feeling that you cannot relieve with your normal methods of treatment, and that these feelings are being accompanied by pain in the abdomen or the upper right side of the body, then you need to mention the occurrences at your next doctor visit. It is normal to experience the symptoms for periods of time that last a few minutes or a few hours.
Mechanisms By Which Gallstones Are Formed
Despite all research done on the subject of what causes gallbladder pain or the development of gallstones, medical science really has no answers. What is known is how big a part our consumption of dietary fat plays in the development of gallstones. It does take the bile that is stored and condensed in this organ in order for the digestive system to metabolize the fats that we eat. The more fats are consumed or the more protein, the more cholesterol that will accumulate. It makes sense that if we reduce the amount of fat as well as animal protein we consume that we reduce some of the problems and complications with this part of the digestive system.
Fat cannot be emulsified and disposed of without the bile. This bile is stored in the holding sack under the liver, which is the gallbladder. Without this organ the bile would move directly from your liver to the small intestine via the common bile duct and this can have negative repercussions your digestive system, one of which is irritation in the duodenum. This is exactly what happens when the gallbladder is surgically removed. The bile is condensed in the gallbladder where it is stored it for later use. The bile coming directly from the liver is not be as strong enough.
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Find Out What Causes Gall Bladder Symptoms
Have you ever heard of someone going to the doctor and having an ultrasound performed for some other seemingly unrelated reason and then discovering they had gallbladder stones? The ultrasound of the abdomen and the organs it contains are done for many different reasons including pregnancy, and the detection of problems with the liver and the functions of this organ. Most often people visit a doctor for totally unrelated issues and to get their ultrasound done as a means to diagnose the problem. They are then told that they have detected hardened deposits or gallstones or sludge in their gallbladder. These hard pieces of crystallized material extracted from the bile do not cause any symptoms or any pain unless they become lodged in the bile duct and they block the bile from flowing, so sometimes they are completely silent and they never give the person one moments grief. When they are discovered doctors will usually prescribe medications to help dissolve them so no complications arise from their presence.
